Spa Francorchamp a circuit loved by all race drivers. The Datsun was looking lovely and we were looking forward to a weekend of great racing. Wil qualified the car first in class and 4th overall out of 65 cars. Dean started the race with a great stint. Came in 14th overall and Wil took over. […]
The test day at Oulton Park went well with Wil clocking under 2 min lap time. This a great time for the Datsun 240Z. The qualifying and race. Wil managed to qualify front row. After an infringement the pole sitter was disqualified and we ended up on pole for the start of the race. At […]
We started the day well at Silverstone on the test day. Reasonable lap times were had but as the day went on Owner/driver Dean was having some good laps until the gasket went. Result water in the oil. It was decided by the team not to take part in the race the next day. What a […]
Wil has been asked to share Guy Ziser’s BMW E46 in The New Millennium Series. The car is going through an overhaul and has yet to be finished hence not seen at Snetterton in the season opener. It should be ready to race for the next meeting at Silverstone on May 6. The car had […]
The Datsun 240z after a test day at Snetterton the week before was looking good to be qualified on the first 2 rows in Wil’s capable hands. The weather was against us and the qualifying session was behind the safety car. So 3 laps for the necessary minimum requirement to qualify for each driver. The grid […]
The 2017 GT & Sports Car Cup season was celebrated at Soho Farmhouse where the Awards Presentation Lunch took place on Sunday 14th January Malcolm Paul, Rick Bourne & Wil Arif in the TVR Grantura Mk III were overall winners for 2017 as well as GT2 class winners. Congratulations to the team for a great […]
This was going to be a little fun race to finish the day. The grid was decided on an arbitrary method of what fastest time was achieved in qualifying by the drivers (not taking into account track conditions), this put the car 12th on the grid with a very eclectic mix of modern and historic cars […]
The last weekend in the series for The Swinging Sixties. Wil driving The Datsun 240z with owner Dean Halsey. The aim was to get a win in the race. In qualifying Wil maintained a pole position for his stint by a full second over the rest of the field. The team called him in for […]
Wil was asked to race a TVR Grantura III owned by Malcolm Paul. He partnered Rick Bourne in the 2 hour GTSCC race at the Algarve circuit in the Historic meeting that is usually run at the end of October. Wil was asked by Malcolm to bring the car home with a finish, preferably 1st […]
Autumn CSCC race at Oulton Park 7th October 2017, was the venue for the Swinging sixties race in the Datsun (Sporty) 240. A season long problem with the front brakes saw a disappointing qualifying session, 24th on the grid. A first lap multicar accident on a very damp track saw the race being red flagged […]
